On the #bbcqt panel tonight, @Independent Sage expert Anthony Costello @globalhlthtwit: New variant is 50-70% more transmissable, people are 2.7% more likely to end up in hospital, there is evidence of vaccine escape & only 40% of people have had two doses.
We probably need to retain restrictions on indoor mixing and wearing of masks. Things can very quickly get out of control.
"We're just playing the same game, time and time again."
@lucyfrazermp, Solicitor General, keeps telling us we need to follow the data on #bbcqt. But where is the data? What does the data tell us?
@globalhlthtwit of @IndependentSage on #bbcqt argues for a locally led approach. "If you think you can just live with a virus like this, you've got another think coming."
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